Most of the changes in Bill…

Most of the changes in Bill 23 are targeted at removing wetland and woodland protections and creating a process for selling off conservation lands without oversight – the government has admitted these changes will only lead to the construction of about 50,000 of the promised 1.5 million homes.

It also strips power from municipalities like Hamilton, Halton and Waterloo, trying to build more new homes within their city boundaries, forcing them to sprawl instead.

Homes belong in towns and cities, not on top of farms, forests and wetlands! This catastrophic bill aims to put houses in all the wrong places. Many abandoned spaces in the city of Hamilton alone could be repurposed for housing. The almighty dollar can't win out over protecting our natural areas.